Connecting Lake Simcoe's Community

For the month of September, Living Green Barrie’s (LG) climate action is ‘Eat More Plants’.

By Pete Bursztyn — For the first time ever, rain has been recorded at the summit of the Greenland ice cap.

The rainfall was extensive and seen on both Aug. 14 and 15.

Did you know that private vehicles contribute to more than half of Barrie’s greenhouse gas emissions?

The sound of the lake may be competing with a crunching and munching noise in the trees these days. The culprit… Lymantria dispar dispar or LDD moth for short (AKA Gypsy Moth), the hot topic of discussion over the past month.

We are weary from dealing with the pandemic, but a bigger crisis looms.

It's time to make the Barrie community a little cleaner.

As warmer temperatures melt the brown piles of snow-dirt (snirt) from our lawns and sidewalks this week, it’s a good time to think about where runoff water goes.

By Sarah Herr — Life surrounding Lake Simcoe has so much to offer, such as boating, fishing, swimming, and beautiful sunrises and sunsets, but how long will we be able to enjoy the lake and the nature that surrounds us if we don’t start protecting it?

By Sarah Herr — The cold and wild weather this past week makes the thought of Spring especially welcoming.

Floods, forest fires, air pollution, and more. Most of us know that the planet is currently facing a climate change crisis. So why aren’t we doing more about it?